IRVING - Projected first-round draft pick Timmy Jernigan - a defensive tackle from Florida State - had a positive drug test at the NFL combine in February based on a diluted urine sample, according to a Fox Sports report.

Jernigan was one of the 30 players the Dallas Cowboys had in on pre-draft visits to Valley Ranch.

The Cowboys haven't removed Jernigan from their draft board but, like with any player, they will take into account his positive drug test when evaluating his draft stock.

Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said the club's philosophy on any player who fails a drug test is to examine each player individually.

"You always try to evaluate all of that personal stuff on a case-by-case basis," Garrett said. "Our scouts do a great job of going through what the player is all about, where he came from, his upbringing, his family life, any off-the-field issues or instances, and we go through it and we make a decision on where that player should fit or could fit into our program."

Certainly a failed drug test wouldn't fit Garrett's criteria for a Cowboys player as the "right kind of guy." Additionally, Jernigan is viewed more as a one-technique tackle in the Cowboys' scheme and that's not valued as much as the three-technique spot.

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